LIFE IN BRIEF: Art Reach offering classes

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Art Reach classes

A variety of classes offered through Art Reach of Mid-Michigan starts in February. Classes include watercolor painting, drawing upside down, soap making, knitting, ceramic tile making and acrylic and oil painting, among others. Classes are available for a variety of ages. Art Reach is at 319 S. University Ave. The classes range in cost. For more information, visit Art Reach’s Web site, artreachcenter.org, or call 773-3689.

Sibs Weekend meeting

There is a 2010 Sibs Weekend general committee meeting from 1 to 2:30 p.m. today in the Bovee University Center Auditorium. For more information, contact Robert Dolecki at 774-2547 or dolec1rp@cmich.edu. Siblings Weekend is Feb. 5 to 7. For a list of events for the weekend, more information or to sign up to volunteer, visit the Siblings Weekend Web site at stulife.cmich.edu/programs/siblings or e-mail sibscmu@cmich.edu.

Charity skating party

Central Michigan University’s Minority Student Services and the Office for Institutional Diversity are hosting the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Charity Skating Party at 10 p.m. Saturday at Spinning Wheels Arena, 1241 N. Mission Road. This event is part of Martin Luther King Jr. Week, and all proceeds will benefit the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Fund in Washington, D.C. Admission is $7 and covers skate rental and the entrance fee. For more information, contact the Multicultural Education Center at 774-7318.

SMEA meeting

There is an informational meeting for the Student Michigan Education Association from 8 to 9 p.m. Sunday in Anspach Hall Room 161. New members are welcome to attend. For more information, contact Stephanie Glowacki at glowa1sm@cmich.edu or at 493-5813.

Faculty music

Music professor and percussionist Andrew Spencer will perform at 8 p.m. Tuesday in the Music Building’s Staples Family Concert Hall. Tickets are $3 for Central Michigan University students and senior citizens, and $5 for general admission. Tickets can be purchased at the Central Box Office at the lower level of the Bovee University Center or by calling 888-CMU-0111. Tickets also can be purchased online at centralboxoffice.cmich.edu. For more information, contact John Jacobson at jacob3ja@cmich.edu.